Light blue

#aec4cc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light blue sits in the blue band, light and muted. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aec4cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aec4cc
RGB174, 196, 204
HSL196, 23%, 74%
HSV196, 15%, 80%
CMYK15%, 4%, 0%, 20%
Lab77.78, -5.79, -6.53
XYZ48.09, 52.84, 64.79
Decimal11453644
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone551 C
Pantone551 CHex#aec4ccRgb174 196 204Cmyk15 4 0 20Lab78 -6 -7Darker#5b8290Deep#82a4b0Lighter#dbe4e7

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 4, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aec4cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 4 0 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 8 4 26
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #aec4cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aec4cc; }
.text { color: #aec4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec4cc; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aec4cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.82:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
11.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aec4cc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aec4cc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aec4cc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #aec4cc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.